156km! "It's a different class" is Jung Woo-ju, and there are no tears...Should I prove it by winning the Blue Dragon Flag for the first time since its foundation? The battle with Yongmago.
Jul 15, 2024
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Jeonju High School, led by head coach Joo Chang-hoon, overcame the first setbacks and once again stood on the stage of the national finals. Jeonju High School will face Masan Yongmago in the 79th Blue Dragon Open National High School Baseball Championship and the weekend league King Wangjung match (co-hosted by the Chosun Ilbo, Sports Chosun, and Korea Baseball Softball Association) on the 16th. Both teams with a long history are trying to win the Blue Dragon Flag for the first time.
Jung Woo-joo, the ace of Jeonju High School this year, is the best pitcher who is likely to have one overall pick in the professional baseball rookie draft. Along with Deoksu Jeong Hyeon-woo, it is considered a "two-top". He has a strong fastball with a maximum speed of 156km in official games.
Previously, Jeonju High School, led by Jung Woo-ju, lost to Deoksu in the E-Mart Cup final earlier this year and swallowed the fire. After the round of 32 Cheongryonggi Chungam High School, Jung Woo-joo "The goal is to win unconditionally. Through this competition, I will show that I am one-sided better than Jung Hyun-woo. I want to draw a clear line between the two of us," he said, expressing his enthusiasm.
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Recently, Park Jae-min (Lotte), Park Kwon-hoo (Samsung), and Son Hyun-ki (Kium) have faced a revival. It was the first time in 34 years that the semifinals of the association (currently E-Mart Bae) advanced to the semifinals of the national competition after winning the Golden Lion, but lost to Bae Myung-go in the final round of understanding and finished second. He was also the runner-up in the 2022 presidential cup.
This year's Cheongryonggi was a stage where the so-called baseball famous books stood out. The quarterfinals are a combination of traditions such as Deoksu High School, Gwangju Il High School, Jangchung High School, Masan Yongma High School, Busan High School, Gangneung High School, and Pyeongtaek Cheongdam High School, as well as emerging powerhouses and regional leaders.
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Gwangju Il High School, which defeated Deoksu High School, which was considered the No. 1 favorite, and Jin Min-soo's Masan Yongmago is the team that defeated it to reach the final stage. Since its foundation in 1936, it has been thirsty for six runner-ups (one Cheongryonggi and five Golden Lions) without winning a national championship. It is the first attempt to win a national championship in five years since the Golden Lion in 2019.
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This time, Masan Yongma High School stands in the way of the best ace in high school baseball. The solid mound raised by pitching coach Cho Jung-hoon from Lotte Giants, including Joo Tae-joon, Lee Seo-yul and Sung Ji-hwan, stands out.
One of the two teams will have their first blue dragon flag in their arms. The Cheongryonggi final between Jeonju High School and Masan Yongma High School will be held at Mokdong Stadium at 2 p.m. on the 16th.
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